charleston (s.c.)

A young girl describes the music she hears in the cries of various vendors on the streets of Charleston, South Carolina.

After her father is called away from their plantation near Charleston, S.C., during the Civil War, twelve-year-old Susanna must lead her brothers on a difficult journey in hopes of being reunited with him.

Provides an account of the Confederacy's attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor in April 1861, which marked the beginning of the American Civil War.

Describes the discovery of the Civil War submarine, "H. L. Hunley," explaining how scientists found it, raised it, and learned about what was inside.

Fourteen-year-old Jane Prentice, orphaned daughter of an English earl, arrives in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1776 to find her family and her loyalties divided over the question of American independence.

An account of the final hours and rescue after more than a century of the Confederacy submarine the H.L. Hunley which disappeared off the coast of South Carolina on February 17, 1864, after an encounter with an Union battleship.

Discusses the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in South Carolina which marked the start of the Civil War in 1861, examines events that led up to the assault, and considers the impact of the action on the history of the United States.

Describes Britain's American colonies in the year 1769. Includes some fictional material in the form of diary entries by Benjamin Wilcox.

The author reflects on his days at a South Carolina military college. He recalls his love of basketball and its value to him as a means of self-expression, and shares experiences that shed new light on his novel "The Great Santini.".